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hereby declare that the following is a full,

' manner, the whole forming a practical paper business departments, andpreserving the papers from the dust, mice, roaches, and the scribe itsconstruction and operation.

B, C, D, and E, Fig. 2, the sides lbeing equaI l and the to-p and bottombeing equal, and'an .the top to the front edge of the bottom, where'UNITED' STATES vvILLIaM L. Woons, on WASHINGTON, nIsTaIcT or COLUMBIA',AssIeNon vArnim OFFICEO TO lHARRIET WOODS, OF SAME PLACE. l

- IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER/,Fusa- S'necic'ation forming 'part of LettersPatent No. 38,86 B, dated June 9, 1863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. L. WOODS, of Washington, District of Columbia,have invented an improvement upon the paper-file and document-sat'e forwhich Ireceived Letters Pat ent bearing date August 12,' 1862; and I dole and document safe suitablefor all ordinary usual Wear of handling. 1

To enable. others skilled in the art to make and use my invent-ion, Iwill proceed to de- I construct my paper-tile and safe of any suitablesize and out ot' any suitable materials used by carpenters,book-binders, box-makers, tin and copper smiths, and in the form 'ofl afolding box, (shown open and closed by Figures 1 and 2 in the annexeddrawings,) which fol-din g box is com posed of an exterior box,A,

innerbox, F G H,Fig. 2, with a lid, I', Fig. 2, which inner box is notseparate from-the ex-A terior box, but can be drawn out-in part, the'front 'edge of the top of the inner box coming in contact with a cleatplaced under the top of the outer box at the open end.- The sides of theinterior box -F and G, Fig. 2, are equal, and are cut diagonally fromthe front edge of they lid I, Fig. 2, is fastened by asubstantial hinge,and which lid'serves as a handle to draw out the inner box. The lid I,Fig. 2, can 'be made to fit over the end of the outer box, with flangesof dimensions to suit, or may be made vto close into the exterior box,as shown by Fig. 4, and may be fastened by any ordinary fastening orcatch. The end J of the interior boxis perforated with small holes, asshownv4in dotted outline in Fig'.,2, so that on suddenly returning theinner box to its-placethe air.

Willbe forced through lthe papers from the box, throwing out the dust.`Tablets may be attached to the end or .sidesot' the` exteriorl box, oron the lid, and a ringvcan be.fastened on 'the closed end of theexterior b'oxfor the purpose of drawing the le from the pigeonf hole.` yy Fig. 3 represents my patent of .August-12 1862. Upon comparisonitwill'be'found that my presente-improvement acecmplishes the' 'objectof my rst invention by ldoing away: with the raising cap-lid K, Fig.3,-and`by ar- -ran ging the falling tabletflid L, Fig. 3, so that, itwill close up the le and safe in secure manner, protecting the papers,and that ythe holes perforated in the end ofthe 'innerbox'will greatly.facilitate the cleanliness ofthe 'papers i by reason of itspeculiar'construction forcing out the dustwhen lopened-and-'c1osed, thewhole improvement rendering the vtile and'safe more simple, morepractical, and more useful.

AThe mode of using the improved paper-file` and document'safe is to holdthe-safe in your left hand, with; the openingv from you, and with theright hand raise th-e lid and draw out the inner box, vwhich 'willpresent the papers for examination by their titles, vvrittenon thev endsof the-papers. .Having selected/your paper, force the drawer back. toits place quickly and close the lid.'v

What 'I claim -as myinyention, and desire -to secure by Letters Patent,is'-` The combination of .the falling lid I, the

outer box, A B Cy D E, the inner box, F GH,

and the perforations J, as shown and dcscribcd, for the' purposes setforth.

` v WM. L.- WOODS.

Attest: v

JAMESYSTEELE, H. J. ALvonI).

